RT Journal
A1 Yu EW, Finkelstein JS
T1 Bone density screening intervals for osteoporosis: One size does not fit all
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2012
FD June 27
VO 307
IS 24
SP 2591
OP 2592
DO 10.1001/jama.2012.6977
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.6977
AB 
Rates of bone density testing have reached a plateau in recent years.1 Despite recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force2 and the National Osteoporosis Foundation3 for universal screening of postmenopausal women aged 65 years and older, Medicare data indicate that over a 7-year period, only 52% of eligible women had a bone density test.1 This discordance between US guidelines for bone density screening and actual practice is concerning, especially because half of US postmenopausal women older than 50 years will experience an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime.2